April 10, 2026

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The Feast (Gwledd) (18) |Close-Up Film Review
 The Feast (Gwledd)

The Feast (Gwledd) (18) |Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben August 15, 2022
A well-paced, Welsh-language folk horror that pitches the pagan and the modernist against each other to exemplary...
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The Railway Children Return  (PG) | Close-Up Film Review
 The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return  (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen July 14, 2022 1
This is a delightful film for children, which adults too can enjoy.Inspired by E. Nesbit’s story and...
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Everything went fine  (Tout s’est bien passé)(15) | Close-Up Film Review
 Everything went fine 

Everything went fine  (Tout s’est bien passé)(15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen June 16, 2022
Francoise Ozon’s film is in some ways a tribute to his late friend Emmanuèle Bernheim, with whom...
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